Were things really harder back in the day? That is the question sixth graders research in a three-unit module. They read information articles and literature about the adversities of medieval life, and then draft an essay in which they argue whether young people today struggle with the same adversities. Over the course of the eight-week module, students practice the skills of summarizing articles, analyzing how writers develop their ideas, and participating in small group and whole-class discussions. The module ends with individuals crafting and performing a narrative, monologue or concrete poem about adversities faced by sixth graders today.
6th
English Language Arts, Reading: Informational Text
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essay writing, essay structure, textual evidence, evaluating claims, poetry, types of poetry, figurative language, idioms, research reports, main ideas, close reading, final drafts, rough drafts, informative writing, peer editing, the writing process, introductory paragraphs, concluding paragraphs, group discussions, summarizing, text analysis, supporting evidence, inferences, making inferences, literary themes, character development, book analysis, metaphors, similes, compare and contrast texts, giving speeches, monologues, personal narratives, personal narrative writing, adversity
Common Core
RL.6.1
RL.6.2
RL.6.4
RL.6.7
RI.6.1
RI.6.2
RI.6.3
RI.6.4
W.6.1.a
W.6.1.b
W.6.1.d
W.6.2.a
W.6.2.b
W.6.2.c
W.6.2.d
W.6.2.e
W.6.2.f
W.6.3.a
W.6.3.b
W.6.3.c
W.6.3.d
W.6.3.e
W.6.4
W.6.5
W.6.9.a
W.6.9.b
SL.6.1.a
SL.6.1.b
SL.6.1.c
SL.6.1.d
SL.6.4
SL.6.6
L.6.1.a
L.6.1.b
L.6.1.c
L.6.1.d
L.6.1.e
L.6.2.a
L.6.2.b
L.6.3.a
L.6.3.b
L.6.4.a
L.6.4.b
L.6.4.c
L.6.4.d
L.6.5.a
L.6.5.b
L.6.5.c
